In the heart of the Olympics, Washington, 1907 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of In the heart of the Olympics, Washington, 1907. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: In the heart of the Olympics
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In the heart of the Olympics, Washington, 1907
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Taken in 1907, this view shows the interior of the Olympic Mountains on Washington's northwest peninsula, a region that was still mostly wilderness to the people of Seattle and Tacoma. Logging was the economic engine of the surrounding area, with sawmills and camps tied to Puget Sound shipping and the timber trade that had grown steadily since the 1880s. Federal protection was a fresh and contested idea here: President Grover Cleveland had set aside the Olympic Forest Reserve in 1897, and local settlers and loggers argued over how much of the land should stay closed to cutting. The Romans Photographic Company, a Seattle firm, made many views of the Northwest for commercial and promotional use, and this scene reflects a time when the mountains were valued both as raw resource and as scenery worth showing off.
| Created / published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Creator | romans photographic company |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Washington |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 521 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | In the heart of the Olympics |
| Reference | WA 1907 In the heart of the Olympics |
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